A small source of sound S of frequency 500 Hz is attached to the end of a light string and is whirled in a vertical circle of radius 16 m. The string just remains tight when the source is at the highest point. (a) An observer is located in the same vertical plane at a large distance and at the same height as the center of the circle (figure 16-E13). The speed of sound in air = 330 m s-1 and g = 10 m s-2. Find the maximum frequency heard by the observer. (b) An observer is situated at a large distance vertically above the center of the circle. Find the frequencies heard by the observer corresponding to the sound emitted by the source when it is at the same height as the center.


(a)


Here the moving part is the source. So, the frequency heard is solely dependent on the speed of the source. This is given by,




So, the frequency will be increasing when the source is coming towards and will be the maximum when it reaches B.



So, the frequency will become,





(b) 490 Hz and 511 Hz


The velocity at the points mentioned in the question is,



The frequencies will become,




Similarly,




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